HU245 Unit 8 Quiz
Question 11 / 1 point
Lies of commission involve leaving out vital information.
Question options:
True
False
Question 21 / 1 point
Kant would argue that we cannot universalize stealing, cheating, lying and breaking promises.
Question options:
True
False
Question 31 / 1 point
What philosopher believed that lying and cheating were always wrong?
Question options:
John Stuart Mill
Jeremy Bentham
Augustine
Ross
Question 41 / 1 point
“I know lying is bad but I just felt like it.” Who might say such a thing?
Question options:
Consequentialists
Hippies
Act utilitarians
Act nonconsequentialists
Question 51 / 1 point
A major argument in favor of lying is ________________________.
Question options:
that companies would go out of business
that politicians would lose all credibility.
the defense of the innocent
relationships would collapse
Question 61 / 1 point
People ought to cheat because the world is “dog eat dog.” This is an example of __________.
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deriving an ought from an is
moral honesty and truthfulness
male pseudo logic
what the world is like
Question 71 / 1 point
Breaking a promise is acceptable to me on those occasions when I stand to benefit. This is a(n) __________ argument.
Question options:
Deontological
Utilitarian
Retributivist
Egoistic
Question 81 / 1 point
The moderate position on lying entails
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telling lies as much as you can get away with.
never telling even a “little white one.”
trying to tell the truth as much as possible.
telling the truth when it suits.
Question 91 / 1 point
Kant would say that breaking a promise is never justified.
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True
False
Question 101 / 1 point
Stealing is acceptable on some consequentialist arguments.
Question options:
True
False
Attempt Score:
10 / 10 – 100 %
Overall Grade (highest attempt):
10 / 10 – 100 %